wash me clean, (but set me free,) please!

Create in me a clean heart, O God.  Psalm 51.

they were dirty. they needed cleaned. and there was only one place to heigh-ho and go.

the laundromat.

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“Wait, what?  I do not like this very much! At. All.  ‘Be Brave’ my fun-stuffed friends!!”

could it be? that she.

would not understand.

“I am in no way comfortable with this.”

and so there needed to be a plan…

“Stay calm, and stick together everyone! I, the best golden-retreiver-in-the-universe, will save you!”

round & round & round they’ll go…

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where they’ll stop, wait…

nobody….

knows, where is Helen?

uh, oh. nice try Helen. (miss distraction-ator!)

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“Want to play catch? Or fetch?”

 we know you do not like

baseball.

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“But I couldn’t find a tennis ball.”

now this was very clever indeed.

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“You cannot see me but I am resting on the floor near the red-headed lady’s prayer books.”

but morning prayer is finished. (and it’s already noon too.)

only one thing to do.

wash you too!!

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“This is NOT how I saw this going…”

at last they’re (all) dry!

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“Don’t worry! I will get the red-headed lady to look the other way!  And then at last, I will rescue you!”
“SQUIRREL!!!”

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and now that

THAT

is over…

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“we will never get dirty again!”

hugs n’ sudsy blessings!

Cleanse me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

~ Psalm 51:7

thirsty…

He took a knee

at St. Patrick’s, you see,

to ask thee:

“Will you marry me?”

And with or without water…

She will forever now be

devoted

to just he.

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hugs n’ blessings to our darling daughter

official feyonce‘ (Can she get a Halo!)

to

#jakefromgrunley

everlasting light

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Jared \j(a)-red\   pronounced JARE-ed.

The name Jared is a Biblical name from the Hebrew name יָרֶד (Yared) or יֶרֶד (Yered) meaning “descent.”  In the Biblical Book of Genesis, Jared was the sixth link in the ten pre-flood generations between Adam and Noah; he was the son of Mahalaleel and the father of Enoch, and lived 962 years (per Genesis 5:18).  The meaning of the name is “he who descended” (Hebrew root YRD). In the Book of Enoch it is explained that Mahalaleel named Jared because during his lifetime the angels of the Lord descended to earth. The name could also be understood as “he who shall rule” (future tense of the Hebrew root RDH, as found for example in Psalms 72:8).

Your personality is ruling, commanding, as a factor from “coming down.”

You have a deep inner desire for a stable, loving family or community, and a need to work with others and to be appreciated.  You tend to be quiet, cooperative, considerate, sympathetic to others, adaptable, balanced and sometimes shy. You are trustworthy, respecting the confidences of others, and make excellent diplomats, mediators and partners. You are often very intuitive. You like detail and order, and often find change worrisome and may sometimes feel insecure or restless.

 shine brightly, jare-bear!

these hugs n’ blessings are just for you today…

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“I have loved you with an everlasting love…”

Jeremiah 31:3

*Using this song was inspired because of Jared’s love for Henri Nouwen’s writings, especially The Prodigal Son.  Music by: Natalie Grant.